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Journalism Student Performance on Advanced Placement Exams.
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Dvorak, Jack – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 1998
Shows that high school students who took a specialized high school course in intensive journalistic writing passed the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Examination at higher rates (from 1991 to 1997) than did test-takers who took AP English Composition courses as a preparation for the exam. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, High Schools, Journalism Education
Writing Essays on the U.S. History Examination.
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Attig, John C. – Social Studies Review, 1987
Describes how advanced placement students at Gunn High School (Palo Alto) achieve a higher than average pass rate on the advanced placement final exam required in California. Attributes their success to the focus on expository writing and provides examples of both good and bad essays. (JDH)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, Essay Tests, Expository Writing
Increasing Essay Scores of Advanced Placement Students by Use of the Rubric and Forensic Invention.
Ford, James M. – 1987
Because a high percentage of Advanced Placement English Language and Composition (APELC) students from a small rural high school were receiving below-average grades on the Advanced Placement Examination, a 10-week composition program was designed and implemented. The composition program included three main strategies: (1) the use of the rubric as…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Educational Research